Arthur Laffer
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arthur Betz Laffer, Laffer, Laffer Associates, Arthur B. Laffer
American economist (1940-)
Key facts
- Born
- Arthur Betz Laffer , ( 1940-08-14 ) August 14, 1940 (age 85) , Youngstown, Ohio , U.S.
- Relatives
- Jonathan Lindsey (son-in-law)
- Education
- Yale University ( BA ), Stanford University ( MBA , PhD )
- Doctoral advisor
- Ronald McKinnon
- Discipline
- Political economics
- School or tradition
- Supply-side economics
- Notable ideas
- Laffer curve
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2019)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Youngstown
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Office of Management and Budget
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Ronald McKinnon
- Field of work
- political economics
- Movement
- supply-side economics
- Image
- Artur Laffer.jpg
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- name in native language
- Arthur Betz Laffer
- date of birth
- 1940-08-14
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- Arthur Laffer
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Betz Laffer (/ˈlæfər/; born August 14, 1940) is an American economist and author who first gained prominence during the Ronald Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–1989). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the hypothesis that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for government. In certain circumstances, this would allow governments to cut taxes, and simultaneously increase revenue and economic growth.
Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.
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